Inletting Black

[barracudadave67]

Lipstick. Works for me.
Dave

 

[Drakos]

Can this be made or where does one acquire it?
Getting ready to inlet a brass buttplate on a Kentucky stock per another post I saw.
All I can seem to find in Prussian blue and am afraid it might stain the stock wood.
Thanks

I use a small kerosene lamp to smoke the part for inletting...

 

[Josephg]

My first jar bought from Brownells in the seventies. Ran out a couple years ago. Got some ink from the local newpaper and mixed with vaseline. When you get down to the fine scraping, smoke is best.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Lipstick works, but also I have been using good ol' plain water. It reveals very well and wont discolor the wood or make a mess.

 

[Robby]

Wonder what the politicians like Trudeau and Northam use?
Robby

 

[Metalshaper]

vaseline mixed with ebony black oil paint. put in a jar and mine has been left open since 1999. still gooey enough to put on
and does a pretty good job of marking. Use sparingly. have tried marker, and other things but end up 90% of the time using this mix


Respect Always
Metalshaper/Jonathan

 

[ZUG]

I use a small hurricane oil lamp (8" tall as purchased) that I remove the arms and globe from. I solder two brass sheet metal disks where the arms were removed to plug up the openings. The only part that is left is the base with the wick adjuster. I paid less than $10 for it and it will soot up a barrel in no time. Amazon has them for $8.01.
Stansport Small Hurricane Lantern (Red, 8-Inch) 130 One Size

 

[theC525]

That inletting black is nasty stuff and will get all over everything if you aren't careful with it. Remember that a little bit goes a long way, the same with lip stick. Use an acid brush to apply a THIN coat of either. A candle or oil lamp will work just as well, remember though, if you hold something over a flame it will get hot, don't burn your fingers! Have fun, that's what it's all about!

 

[Crane Senior]

Can this be made or where does one acquire it?
Getting ready to inlet a brass buttplate on a Kentucky stock per another post I saw.
All I can seem to find in Prussian blue and am afraid it might stain the stock wood.
Thanks

I use the brightest cheap red lipstick I can find and use a brush to put it on.

 

[Limpin'frog]

I have used candle soot; small oil lamp; small alcohol lamp; and inletting black... like the ad says- " a little dab will do ya "....
hope this helps ...... watch yer top knot !!
thom

 

[user 34300]

I prefer sharpie marker or dry erase. I also use soot. The little 1/2 oz container above is good stuff. Put it on very thin with a tooth brush.

Sharpie is my favorite. IT does not transfer with a light touch. It requires some pressure. This helps avoid false marks. It is not messy at all.

In the past I have used lots of things. Greasy and oily stuff get into the wood. Modern lipstick is low on pigments. Real Prussian blue is a big mess. You have to be careful to use only the tiniest amount. IT leaves blue marks all over the place including me. I used the last of my 20 years ago and never looked back.

 

[pwbsmokey]

I don't remember how it's spelled. Last time I bought it was 30 years ago. Nasty stuff.

It's like anti seize. It gets on everything within 10 feet

 

[Les Harris]

Try Brownels for inletting black. Lasts forever a little goes a long way.

 

[Tn poor boy]

Use a sharp marker

 

[OhioHawkeye]

and I was going to say lipstick telling on myself. My first build was in collage. It was just a CVA, but countless hours of mental health to get me though the engineering ..... I had the summ total of a jackknife, a rasp, a light file, a broken coke bottle and lipstick to assemble it. I used pieces of rag for applying the stain and finish. Worked well, but I always thought I was a bit unusual using the lipstick. You guys made me chuckle mentioning it... I guess it wasn't as much as a girl move as I always assumed.

 

[Fly Navy]

I use prussian blue for all of my inletting.

 

[1942farmall]

I ended up getting a small tube of prussian blue at the local Napa.
Thanks for the responses and suggestions.

 

[HighUintas]

@Fly Navy @1942farmall is your Prussian blue the same stuff as Hi Spot blue? This is what I use and it has stained the heck out of my barrel channel. I started out using too much and if you do that it actually absorbs I to the wood. I think I'm facing either blue stained barrel channel or removing more wood and having to backfill some with epoxy and wood filing dust

 

[Robby]

Just got my Jerrows Inletting Black order!!!!

Now I can get that barrel in!!
Robby

 

[deerstalkert]

Just got my Jerrows Inletting Black order!!!!
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Now I can get that barrel in!!
Robby

18 pounder? full length stock?